Winter preparation paid dividends with confident step-ups, big scores and emerging talent delivered across the levels

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With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

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H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen ponders the lasting impressions that influential hunting people can make on us

Riders using their voice in the ring, brave returns after setbacks and careful step-ups shaped an encouraging start to the year